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'But we've come here on a hauspicious occasion, Miss Ruby'

'I don't know nothing about auspicious, Mr Mixet If you and Mr Crumb've come out to Sheep's Acre farm for a bit of supper--'

'Which we ain't,' said John Crumb very loudly;--'nor yet for beer;--not by no means'

'We've come for the smiles of beauty,' said Joe Mixet Ruby chucked up her head 'Mr Mixet, if you'll be so good as to stow that! There ain't no beauty here as I knows of, and if there was it isn't nothing to you'

'Except in the way of friendship,' said Mixet

'I'les, as sitting low in his chair, with his back bent, and his head forward 'I won't put up with it no more'

'Who wants you to put up with it?' said Ruby 'Who wants 'eht? I don't knohat business Mr Mixet has interfering along o'o' hi to say?' asked the old man

Then John Cruht 'I hove,' said he, swinging his head to one side

'Then say it'

'I will,' said he He was still standing bolt upright with his hands down by his side Then he stretched out his left to his glass which was half full of beer, and strengthened hi done this he slowly deposited the pipe which he still held in his right hand

'Now speak your mind, like a man,' said Mixet